Kirsten Johnson Director and Cinematographer Q&A
Award-winning Director and Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson joined or 2nd Year Approaches to Cinematography for a Q&A. Cameraperson, Kirsten's highly-praised feature film is required watching for our students on this specialist Unit.
Bio:
Kirsten Johnson (born 1965) is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She is mostly known for her camera work on several well-known feature-length documentaries such as Citizenfour and The Oath. In 2016, she released Cameraperson, a film which consists of various pieces of footage from her decades of work all over the world as a documentary cinematographer. Directed by Johnson herself, Cameraperson went on to be praised for its handling of themes about documentary ethics interwoven with Johnson's personal reflection on her experiences